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1、Somethingthereisthatdoesn’tloveawall,Thatsendsthefrozen-ground-swellunderitAndspillstheupperbouldersinthesun,Andmakesgapseventwocanpassabreast.Theworkofhuntersisanotherthing:5IhavecomeafterthemandmaderepairWheretheyhaveleftnotonestoneonastone,Buttheywouldhavetherabbitoutofhiding,Topleasethe
2、yelpingdogs.ThegapsImean,Noonehasseenthemmadeorheardthemmade,10Butatspringmending-timewefindthemthere.Iletmyneighborknowbeyondthehill;AndonadaywemeettowalkthelineAndsetthewallbetweenusonceagain.Wekeepthewallbetweenusaswego.15Toeachthebouldersthathavefallentoeach.Andsomeareloavesandsomesonea
3、rlyballsWehavetouseaspelltomakethembalance:“Staywhereyouareuntilourbacksareturned!”Wewearourfingersroughwithhandlingthem.20Oh,justanotherkindofoutdoorgame,Oneonaside.Itcomestolittlemore:Therewhereitiswedonotneedthewall:HeisallpineandIamappleorchard.Myappletreeswillnevergetacross25Andeatthec
4、onesunderhispines,Itellhim.Heonlysays,“Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.”Springisthemischiefinme,andIwonderIfIcouldputanotioninhishead:“Whydotheymakegoodneighbors?Isn’tit30Wheretherearecows?Butheretherearenocows.BeforeIbuiltawallI’dasktoknowWhatIwaswallinginorwallingout,AndtowhomIwasliketogiveof
5、fense.Somethingthereisthatdoesn’tloveawall,35Thatwantsitdown.”Icouldsay“Elves”tohim,Butit’snotelvesexactly,andI’dratherHesaiditforhimself.Iseehimthere,BringingastonegraspedfirmlybythetopIneachhand,likeanold-stonesavagearmed.40Hemovesindarknessasitseemstome,Notofwoodsonlyandtheshadeoftrees.H
6、ewillnotgobehindhisfather’ssaying,AndhelikeshavingthoughtofitsowellHesaysagain,“Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.”45有一点什么,它大概是不喜欢墙,它使得墙脚下的冻地涨得隆起,大白天的把墙头石块弄得纷纷落:使得墙裂了缝,二人并肩都走得过。士绅们行猎时又是另一番糟蹋:他们要掀开每块石头上的石头,我总是跟在他们后面去修补,但是他们要把兔子从隐处赶出来,讨好那群汪汪叫的狗。我说的墙缝是怎么生的,谁也没看见,谁也没听见但是到了春季补墙时,就看
7、见在那里。我通知了住在山那边的邻居;有一天我们约会好,巡视地界一番,在我们两家之间再把墙重新砌起。我们走的时候,中间隔着一垛墙。我们走的时候,中间隔着一垛培。落在各边的石头,由各自去料理。有些是长块的,有些几乎圆得像球.需要一点魔术才能把它们放稳当:“老实呆在那里,等我们转过身再落下!”我们搬弄石头.把手指都磨粗了。啊!这不过又是一种户外游戏,一个人站在一边。此外没有多少用处:在墙那地方,我们根本不需要墙:他那边全是松树,我这边是苹果园。我的苹